Topic: ** Pepple Story **

+ ** Pepple Story **
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Copycat 16 Aug 04, 21:50	+ ** Pepple Story ** Many years ago in a small Indian village, a farmer had the misfortune of owing a large um of money to a village moneylender. The moneylender who was old and ugly, fancied the farmer's beautiful daughter. So he proposed a bargain. He said he would forgo the farmer's debt if he could marry his daughter. Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified by the proposal. So the cunning money-lender suggested that they let providence decide the matter.He told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty money bag. Then the girl would have to pick one pebble from the bag. If she picked the black pebble, she would become his wife and her father's debt would be forgiven. If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and her father's debt would still be forgiven. But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into jail. They were standing on a pebble strewn path in the farmer's field. As they talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. As he picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick a pebble from the bag Now, imagine you were standing in the field. What would you have done if you were the girl? If you had to advise her, what would you have told her? Careful analysis would produce three possibilities: >> 1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble. >> 2. The girl should show that there were two black pebbles in the >>bag and expose the money-lender as a cheat. >> 3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order to save her father from his debt and imprisonment. Take a moment to ponder over the story. Think of the consequences if she chooses any of the paths. What would you recommend to the Girl to do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble. Without looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles. "Oh, how clumsy of me," she said. "But never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked." Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be assumed that she had picked the white one. And since the money-lender dared not admit his dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed an impossible situation into an extremely advantageous one.
skippy 16 Aug 04, 22:42	+ It has nothing to do with 'pepples' How disappointing... I was rather excited I would never have guessed the ending, though, glad I've never been in that situation before...
Copycat 17 Aug 04, 07:15	+ Who's pepples. Its all to do with pepples.
A_Unit_Snypa 17 Aug 04, 19:58	+ gd story james, were u really bored or summin??
skippy 17 Aug 04, 20:31	+ This is confusing me!!!
Copycat 18 Aug 04, 06:35	+ Its probably because you skim read it!
skippy 18 Aug 04, 20:37	+ Thats probably because I couldn't be bothered to read such a looooong post! What are pepples???
Damo 18 Aug 04, 21:07	+ I think he means peBBles Like the little round stones you find on the beach and that
skippy 18 Aug 04, 21:14	+ Oh, good, I thought it was a word that everyone had heard of except me... was getting quite worried there!
VALLEY 20 Aug 04, 19:15	+ I'd recommend the girl should sell all the pebbles to the local mafia and get loadsa money to buy some real stones.
Copycat 20 Aug 04, 19:43	+ Yeah - pebbles (sorry - typo in subject) Read the story and you would have understood.
VALLEY 20 Aug 04, 19:44	+ it's too long for me.
beefman 24 Aug 04, 21:56	+ y didnt she and her father beat up the man, then mug him, and make some money while erasing their debt? (an alternative ending)
VALLEY 25 Aug 04, 00:42	+ cos that had already been done i think in some cheap American 'the cops win' movie.
beefman 25 Aug 04, 18:52	+ OR she coulld pull out an uzi and spark him.
Jaguar_Forest 25 Aug 04, 19:35	+ or not coz that is really stupid uve basically ruined James story
beefman 25 Aug 04, 20:54	+ standard. (which james writ it???)
VALLEY 25 Aug 04, 21:08	+ big james
Jaguar_Forest 25 Aug 04, 21:35	+ hoopz
VALLEY 25 Aug 04, 23:04	+ big james